Ludovic Magnin
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 April 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Lausanne, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rheindorf Altach (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1987–1996 | FC Echallens | ||
1996–1997 | Lausanne-Sports | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2000 | Yverdon Sport | 96 | (2) |
2000–2002 | Lugano | 47 | (0) |
2002–2005 | Werder Bremen | 45 | (4) |
2005–2009 | VfB Stuttgart | 103 | (2) |
2010–2012 | FC Zürich | 56 | (1) |
Total | 347 | (9) | |
International career | |||
2000–2010 | Switzerland | 62 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2018–2020 | FC Zürich | ||
2022– | SC Rheindorf Altach | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ludovic Magnin (French pronunciation: [maɲɛ̃]; born 20 April 1979) is a Swiss football manager and a former player. He is the manager of Austrian club Rheindorf Altach.[2] He played as a left-back for the Switzerland national team, Yverdon Sport, FC Lugano, Werder Bremen, VfB Stuttgart, and FC Zürich.
Playing club career
Youth teams
Born in Lausanne, Magnin started his career at Echallens, where he played until 1996. He spent one season at Lausanne Sports before joining second-tier Yverdon Sports.
Professional career: Switzerland and Germany
In 1999, he made his professional debut for Yverdon Sports. In the summer of 2000, he transferred to Ticino side FC Lugano, then playing in the first-tier Axpo Super League.
In the beginning of 2002, Magnin made his biggest career move by joining Bundesliga side Werder Bremen for the transfer sum of approximately 1 million Swiss Francs. He won the double of Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal with the Northern German side in 2004, but had bad luck with many injuries and played only 45 games in four years in Bremen.
In 2005, he transferred to Southern Germany, to Swabian side VfB Stuttgart. There Ludo, as he is being called by Stuttgart fans, became a first-team regular within the first season and was a key player for his team in the following 2006–07 season, when he became German champion for the second time in his career. In early 2008, he extended his contract until June 2010.[3] When his starting position in the team began to erode in the beginning of the 2009–10 season, Magnin decided to leave Stuttgart in order to keep his chances of playing for the Swiss national squad at the 2010 World Cup. Therefore, he returned to his native country in January 2010, joining FC Zürich.[4] Magnin made 103 appearances scoring two goals in four and a half years at VfB.
On 27 August 2012, Magnin announced that he had decided to end his playing career. Having suffered a back injury before the 2012–13 season, he expected to play until the end of the season, but shortly after admitted that it was impossible to remain as a player. He also mentioned that he would serve as an assistant coach of FC Zürich junior team.[5]
International career
Magnin has acquired 61 caps and scored three goals for the Switzerland national team since his debut in 2000. He has been called up to the 2008 European Football Championship, where he has inherited the captaincy due to an injury to Alexander Frei and was the vice-captain after Frei. He also participated at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2004.
Magnin was initially omitted from the Switzerland squad for the 2010 World Cup but was later called up to replace the injured Christoph Spycher.
International goals
- Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Magnin goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 13 February 2002 | Tsirion Stadium, Limassol | Hungary | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2 | 8 October 2005 | Wankdorfstadion, Bern | France | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2006 World Cup qualifier |
3 | 11 September 2007 | Wörtherseestadion, Klagenfurt | Japan | 1–0 | 3–4 | Friendly |
Coaching career
On 20 February 2018, Magnin became new head coach of FC Zürich.
On 30 December 2021, Magnin became the new head coach of Austrian Football Bundesliga side SC Rheindorf Altach.[6]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 8 April 2019
Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Zürich | 20 February 2018 | Present | 56 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 37.5 | |
Total | 56 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 37.5 | — |
Honours
Werder Bremen
VfB Stuttgart
- Bundesliga: 2006–07
References
- ^ "Ludovic Magnin" (in German). fcz.ch. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "FC Zürich 2016-17 UEFA Youth League squad". UEFA. 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Magnin stays in Stuttgart". vfb.de. 4 February 2008. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Heading home". vfb.de. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Ludovic Magnin beendet Profikarriere" (in German). fcz.ch. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "Ludovic Magnin wird neuer Cheftrainer beim CASHPOINT SCR Altach" (Press release) (in German). Rheindorf Altach. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
External links
- Ludovic Magnin at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Ludovic Magnin at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lausanne
- Association football fullbacks
- Swiss footballers
- Switzerland international footballers
- Switzerland under-21 international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2008 players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Swiss Super League players
- Bundesliga players
- FC Lugano players
- Yverdon-Sport FC players
- FC Lausanne-Sport players
- SV Werder Bremen players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- FC Zürich players
- Swiss expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Swiss football managers
- FC Zürich managers
- Austrian Football Bundesliga managers
- Swiss expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Austria
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Austria